$40,700 in Scholarships Awarded to Daviess County Students at Annual Reception

April 19, 2017 Washington, Indiana Last night, the Daviess County Community Foundation announced recipients of a multitude of scholarship awards during their annual scholarship reception. Held at the Eastside Park Community Building in Washington and sponsored by Old National Bank, the event celebrated the benefit of scholarship funds established with the Foundation. This year, 15 funds established by generous donors provided 32 scholarships totaling $40,700.

Foundation Board President, Alex Knepp, says the heart of the foundation’s scholarship process is the donor. “When a donor decides a scholarship is the way they want to make a difference in the community, we commit our work throughout the entire process to honor their wishes for the type of student they want to help. Those wishes include everything from being involved in 4-H to pursuing a certain vocation. Each scholarship is different and each one is set up to last forever through the Community Foundation’s unique power of endowment.”

Ronald Frette and Ann Frette 4-H Scholarship Fund awarded two $750 scholarships to Carrie Lane, Washington, a student at Indiana State University, and Sarah Clinton, Washington, a student at the University of Southern Indiana.

The Friends of Daviess Fund Scholarship awards students who are considered as alternates for the Lilly Endowment Scholarship. The total awarded this year was $10,000. The recipients are Grace Bassler, Washington Catholic High School; Macin Graber, Barr-Reeve High School; Claire Jarrett, Washington Catholic High School; and Emily Schultheis, Barr-Reeve High School.

Also recognized at the event was this year’s Daviess County Lilly Scholar. Senecia Graber, North Daviess High School, will receive a full tuition scholarship to the Indiana college of her choice and a $900 yearly stipend for required books and equipment from the Lilly Endowment Scholarship. The Community Foundation handles the application, and a volunteer selection committee of community leaders completes the review process for this award, submitting final nominations to Independent Colleges of Indiana.